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At 65 years old, my husband and I decided to take a long car trip from our home in Michigan to Phoenix, Arizona. We had closed a business four months prior, so we had the time and inclination.              

On the Road

We left Michigan on a Friday afternoon, passed quickly through Indiana (arriving in Indianapolis exactly at rush hour!), and drove into beautiful Kentucky, stopping outside of Louisville for the first night.

The next morning we reached Nashville, Tennessee, our first sightseeing destination. Have you ever seen anything so stunning as the Gaylord Opryland Hotel? We entered the parking lot, and were immediately impressed by  the size and scope of the gardens…both inside and out. Talk about  impressive!       

Great Food; Great Fun

Our next stop was The District in Downtown Nashville; and as luck would have it, we were there at lunchtime. For a long time, my husband wanted me to see the famous WildHorse Saloon, a site that he had seen over the many years of his business travels. He told me that I would love it, and he was right....

 

Great ambiance, great food, and even a demonstration of country line dancing. We then proceeded to shop-hop through the many souvenir haunts for our grandchildren. (See, you never, ever really leave home!)

Forever Elvis                                                          

Next stop: Memphis.  We walked in beautiful sunshine up and down Beale Street, the home of the Blues, and around 4:30 p.m., decided to check out the Peabody Hotel, just a couple of blocks from Beale Street. 


The famous Peabody, where four ducks swim all day long in the fountain in the middle of the lobby! Then, at 5 p.m., music plays and the ducks walk out of the fountain, along a red carpet to an elevator that takes them up to a rooftop pen for the night. At 6 a.m. the next day, the ducks are back in the fountain. While the ducks bed down at the Peabody, we stay at a Holiday Inn. Who do you think should be doing the quacking?

It is the next morning, and we are going  to visit Graceland, the home and final resting place of Elvis. 

The tour was wonderful, bringing tears to my eyes as I remembered the many times I watched him on TV with my grandmother. 

Back then, Grandma loved him more then I did. Go figure.

Chocolate Craze

Day three takes us through Arkansas (not a must-see) and then through Oklahoma. It is now afternoon, and time for a Dairy Queen!  What! NO chocolate ice cream…only vanilla??? Guess we won’t stop here again!

Mountain Majesty

Day Four: New Mexico.  What magnificent scenery, mountains, and plateaus that are part of our wonderful country!  We reach Santa Fe  late in the afternoon, and saw what makes Santa Fe  famous: beautiful mountains (7,000 feet) throw in some headaches and art galleries.


As we approach Gallup, New Mexico (famous in song for being on Route 66), we see the incredible mountain ranges, which just take your breath away with their colors and majesty.

OK, we did it. Here comes the Arizona border, and the endless, beautiful scenery, which is the remainder of the trip into Phoenix. It is hard to put it into words: You just simply have to see it to understand it.

Caring Advice

The message here is simple:  Live life while you are healthy enough to enjoy it. 

Senior living is not all about illness.  Make the most of it before you cannot.

My husband and I will have these memories and visuals to share for a very long time. And, by the way, we are still talking after five days in the car!      Happy Trails to you, Barb

Now that's what we call a GREAT CAREGIVER GET-AWAY! What's your notion of a great get-away?  Jackie & Jeff

 




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This really is a great reminder to enjoy ourselves while we are healthy enough.....thanks.....
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Jackie, I truly enjoyed this posting! Reading about your road trip makes me want to plan one of my own!
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